21.07.2026

Dan David Prize 2027

Deadline: October 13th, 2026

The Dan David Prize is the world’s largest history prize, recognizing up to 9 outstanding early and midcareer scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines each year. Each Dan David Prize winner is awarded $300,000 to acknowledge their achievements and support future work.

Nominations are now open with submissions accepted until October 13, 2026.

• Nominees must be engaged in outstanding and original work related to the study of the human past, employing any chronological, geographical and methodological focus.
• Nominees should exhibit strong potential for future excellence, innovation and leadership that will help shape the study of the past for years to come.
• Academic nominees must hold a PhD and must have published at least one major piece of work, such as a book or a collection of articles related to a major project.
• Non-academic nominees are NOT required to hold a PhD, but must have completed at least one major piece of work, such as a book, major publication, exhibition, documentary film or public humanities project, and should demonstrate an ongoing engagement with topics related to history and the study of the past.
• Nominees should be no more than 15 years post-PhD (for academics) or 15 years after the release of their first major project (for non-academics), although due allowance will be made for career breaks (including e.g. parental and care leave or duties, health-related leave and career changes).

Further information:
https://dandavidprize.org/ 

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